How we scored it
100% bark extract (Acer nikoense). 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Extracted from the bark of Acer nikoense, a Japanese maple traditionally used in herbal preparations, typically by aqueous or hydro-alcoholic extraction. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A bark extract from a Japanese maple tree traditionally used in herbal preparations. Used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Acer Nikoense Bark Extract is the extract of the bark of Acer nikoense, Sapindaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2ACER NIKOENSE BARK EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ACER NIKOENSE BARK EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACER%20NIKOENSE%20BARK%20EXTRACT